PSC APPROVES PROMOTION OF AHMED, IWO, DOGO TO AIGs, PROMOTES ANOTHER 16 DCPs TO CPs

 

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of CP Garba Ahmed, CP Yobe  State Command; CP Nemi Edwin Osigoboka Iwo, CP Border Patrol and CP Salman Garba Dogo,  CP Kwara State 

Command to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.

CP Ahmed from Katsina State was former Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Enugu State Command and Oyo State respectively .

CP Iwo was former CP  CTU, Force Headquarters, CP Force Intelligence  and CP Edo state Command.

CP Dogo was former CP General Intelligence,  Force CID, CP Armament  and CP Kano State. 

The 16 Deputy Commissioners promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police were  Audu Baba Umaru who was promoted and retired. Others were Cyriacus Enechukwu; Gombit Kopshella Bangs; Eloho Edwin Okpoziakpo; Mamman  Bitrus Giwa; Rosemary Okpoho Akpan; Umar Hassan Kabir and Usman Kanfani Jibrin.

 Naziru Abdulmajid; Osadolor Olaye; Modi Jonthan Filiya; Sani Omolori; Hassan Gwani Saleh; Hammed Sule; Ayodele Rowland Adeyemi; and Justine  Obiora Oranwusi, Director of Works, Force Headquarters were also promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police.

The promotions were the highpoints of an extraordinary Meeting of the Commission presided over by Commission Chairman,  DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni  and attended by Hon Justice  Paul Adamu Galumje, retired Justice of the Supreme Court and Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary; DIG Taiwo Lakanu rtd fdc, Honourable Commissioner representing the Police  and Chief Onyemuchi Nnamani,  Secretary to the Commission. 

The candidates for promotion were subjected to Written examination and oral interview. 

Commission Chairman, DIG Argungu rtd, used the occasion of the interactive session to warn the Officers to stay clear of civil matters such as land, marital issues, debt collection etc and allow the courts to adjudicate on such matters.

DIG Argungu said the Commission will deal decisively with any of them caught engaging in such matters.

He said the Commission will continue to monitor them and support them to give off their best.

Ikechukwu Ani 

Head, Press and Public Relations 

Tuesday, 18th 2025